Kilauea could begin erupting again within hours. The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory raised the volcano’s alert level from ...

Lava fountains shot from the floor of Halemaʻumaʻu crater at 3:27 p.m. Hawaii Standard Time on May 14, 2026, marking the ...

While the figure is an official USGS estimate, extracting the mineral poses major technical and environmental challenges.

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Federal officials are hyping a USGS lithium study covering parts of Vermont and its neighbors. Geologists urge caution.

The USGS initially reported a 5.9 quake near Dayton, Nevada about 8 a.m. Moments afterward, the USGS deleted the event. The USGS said the first alert was a mistake and they were looking into it.

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The seismic activity has ranged from very low magnitude up to 4.7 magnitude in strength, according to the USGS data.